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Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
Neighbors Band Together To ‘Shame' ICE Agents Out Of Their Community
A powerful video circulating on social media is reminding some that 'there are more of us than there are of them.' The video features residents in the San Diego, California neighborhood of South Park standing up to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents donned in full tactical gear armed with assault riffles. 'Shame, shame, shame!' the residents chant as they pump their fists into the air and the agents back away. Although the video is currently still on some platforms, it has been removed on X and TikTok. Yet, ABC News and 805 UndocuFund, an advocacy group for undocumented immigrants, have similar videos. The South Park residents' outrage is in response to two ICE raids that occurred Friday at the South Park restaurants Buona Forchetta and Enoteca Buona Forchetta, the Los Angeles Times reports. Locals responded to the terrifying scene by protesting, calling federal agents 'Nazis' and 'fascists.' Eventually, agents used flash-bang grenades to get away, at least according to what Yasmeen Pitts O'Keefe, a spokesperson for HSI, a branch within ICE, told the Times. 'The demonstrators became unruly and as a result less lethal noise flash diversionary devices were deployed to allow law enforcement to exit the scene as safely as possible,' O'Keefe said. 'When gatherings like these are formed, it not only places law enforcement in danger but also the demonstrators and onlookers attempting to impede law enforcement activity.' O'Keefe also told the Times that four people living in the country illegally were taken into custody. Renato Ametrano, the general manager of Buona Forchetta in South Park, told local news station KSWB/KUSI that ICE agents arrived at 4 p.m. before his restaurant opened and put all 15 workers in handcuffs — including himself — before releasing most of them. 'It was very, very uncomfortable. They handcuffed everybody. The first 10 minutes, they don't give any explanation,' Ametrano said. San Diego city officials condemned the raids. 'Like many San Diegans, I was deeply upset by Friday night's immigration enforcement operation at Buona Forchetta and Enoteca Buona Forchetta in South Park,' San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said in a statement Sunday. 'Federal actions like these are billed as a public safety measure, but it had the complete opposite effect.' Gloria added, 'What we saw undermines trust and creates fear in our community.' Councilmember Stephen Whitburn, whose district includes South Park, was also alarmed. 'Last Friday was completely unnecessary,' Whitburn told the Times. 'And residents had every right to be furious about what they were witnessing and to make their anger known, and they did that, and I'm proud of it.' Social media users who watched the footage also found the footage deeply concerning, yet powerful. See some of their remarks below.
Global News
a day ago
- Politics
- Global News
Outrage grows after ICE agents with assault rifles use flash grenades during San Diego raids
Protests broke out in San Diego last week after U.S. immigration authorities raided two popular local Italian restaurants, which ended with the use of flash grenades to disperse angry crowds. The raids, executed Friday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security officers, at Buona Forchetta and Enoteca Buona Forchetta in South Park, a trendy San Diego neighbourhood lined with popular shops and places to eat, ended in four people being taken into custody, according to the The Los Angeles Times. Yasmeen Pitts O'Keefe, a spokesperson for Homeland Security Investigations, a department within ICE, told the publication that the warrants were related to alleged 'violations of hiring and harboring illegal aliens and false statements,' adding that an investigation was ongoing. The arrests come amid a crackdown on illegal immigration in California and the country in general, as U.S. President Donald Trump vows to erase the presence of people residing in the U.S. without legal authorization, though the legality of these measures has been repeatedly challenged by the Supreme Court, elected officials, federal judges and the general public. Story continues below advertisement In a statement shared on Instagram on May 31, Buona Forchetta said it was 'devastated and heartbroken' by the raids and that the way events unfolded was 'nothing short of traumatic.' Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'We are working closely with our attorneys to locate and support our detained employees and their families,' it continued, adding that it is providing support for staff members who witnessed the incident. Story continues below advertisement According to O'Keefe, during the incident, a large crowd gathered and began chanting 'Shame!' — its presence ultimately stifling agents' ability to execute the raid, she said. 'The demonstrators became unruly and as a result less lethal noise flash diversionary devices were deployed to allow law enforcement to exit the scene as safely as possible,' O'Keefe explained. 'When gatherings like these are formed, it not only places law enforcement in danger but also the demonstrators and onlookers attempting to impede law enforcement activity,' she concluded. Footage of the protests has since appeared online and shows residents and passersby demanding that officials vacate the premises. One witness told NBC News, 'This isn't freedom, this is fascism,' and, according to the Los Angeles Times people could be heard yelling 'Nazis' and 'fascists' at ICE agents as they attempted to block a government vehicle. City officials in San Diego condemned the use of non-lethal incendiary devices to control the crowds, saying it did nothing but disturb the peace. 'Federal actions like these are billed as a public safety measure, but it had the complete opposite effect, ' San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria wrote in a statement. What happened last night in #SouthPark undermined trust and made us less safe. My full statement: — San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria (@MayorToddGloria) May 31, 2025 Story continues below advertisement On Monday, California lawmakers gathered outside San Diego's federal courthouses to speak out against Friday's raids. 'We are outraged at what we saw on Friday,' Democratic Rep for San Diego, Juan Vargas, told reporters. 'The scenes that we saw play out on the streets were absolutely unacceptable. Why were ICE agents armed to the teeth as if they were entering a war zone?' He queried. 'This was to intimidate and to bring terror and fear,' he continued. Over the weekend, in Massachusetts, ICE concluded a month-long mission, coined Operation Patriot, to curb illegal immigration in the state that saw nearly 1,500 people deemed 'criminal aliens' detained. Student-led protests erupted in a Boston suburb on Sunday after 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes Da Silva was detained on his way to volleyball practice with friends. ICE agents were looking to arrest his father, who they say is living illegally in the U.S. His son, who was described by his coach as an 'exceptional citizen,' had been attending school in the Boston area since the age of six years old.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
An 'alarming show of force': San Diego elected officials denounce ICE work raids
Tensions remain high in San Diego after last week's Immigration and Customs Enforcement work raids at two Italian restaurants that ended with federal agents using flash-bang grenades against residents protesting the operations. Elected officials reacted with outrage. The incidents occurred Friday when heavily armed Homeland Security Investigations agents executed search warrants at Buona Forchetta and Enoteca Buona Forchetta in South Park, a serene and tree-lined neighborhood with popular restaurants, according to immigration and city officials. Yasmeen Pitts O'Keefe, a spokesperson for HSI, an agency under ICE, said the warrants were related to alleged 'violations of hiring and harboring illegal aliens and false statements.' She said four people living in the country illegally were taken into custody. Citing an ongoing investigation, she provided no other details. In a statement, Buona Forchetta said it was working with its attorneys to locate and support its employees and their families. It said it was also providing support to its staff who witnessed and experienced the incident firsthand. O'Keefe said as immigration agents were serving the court-authorized warrants, a large crowd began to gather, chanting "Shame!" and eventually preventing federal agents from leaving the area. 'The demonstrators became unruly and as a result less lethal noise flash diversionary devices were deployed to allow law enforcement to exit the scene as safely as possible,' O'Keefe said. 'When gatherings like these are formed, it not only places law enforcement in danger but also the demonstrators and onlookers attempting to impede law enforcement activity." Videos taken by demonstrators and bystanders have since circulated on social media. They show dozens of residents demanding federal agents to leave the neighborhood while cursing at them and calling them 'Nazis' and 'fascists.' They also show residents standing in front of a silver Chevy SUV, prompting a federal agent to use a flash-bang grenade to disperse the crowd but with no effect. At some point, five federal agents, most of them armed with assault rifles, approached the crowd as the government vehicles reversed and exited through another street. San Diego city officials denounced the operation and questioned the use of rifles and stun grenades for a worksite enforcement raid, which ultimately led to the public's response. 'Federal actions like these are billed as a public safety measure, but it had the complete opposite effect, ' San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said in a statement. 'What we saw undermines trust and creates fear in our community.' 'This was an unnecessary and alarming show of force deployed by those federal agents at a restaurant in a residential neighborhood,' Councilmember Stephen Whitburn, whose district includes South Park, told The Times. 'Setting aside the debate over immigration policy, I would like to know the justification for sending dozens of agents, wearing masks, carrying machine guns and handcuffing all the workers to execute a warrant for somebody who might be undocumented. Are you serious?' 'Last Friday was completely unnecessary,' he added, 'and residents had every right to be furious about what they were witnessing and to make their anger known, and they did that, and I'm proud of it.' Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera echoed that statement and called on a collective response against what he said was 'state-sponsored terrorism.' 'I've seen firsthand the pain and trauma caused when our neighbors are targeted by aggressive, military-style federal enforcement — whether it's parents arrested while dropping their kids at school, residents deported while attending court, or workers ambushed while doing their jobs at local restaurants,' he said. 'When ICE agents stormed Buona Forchetta with military-style weapons, that wasn't safety — it was an attempt to terrorize San Diegans into compliance.' In a post on the social media platform X, Elo-Rivera's posted a picture of federal agents with the word 'terrorism' written over it. That post caught the attention of Stephen Miller, the Homeland Security advisor and deputy chief of staff to President Trump. 'We are living in the age of leftwing domestic terrorism. They are openly encouraging violence against law enforcement to aid and abet the invasion of America,' Miller wrote on X. Whitburn said he is a supporter of law enforcement and pointed to the professionalism of the San Diego police officers and sheriff's deputies who oftentimes take down criminals without, he said, having to use the amount of force used by federal agents last week. 'I doubt there was any need for that many agents at that restaurant on Friday,' he said. 'And that begs the question, if it wasn't necessary, why the big show of force? Was it to create fear? Was it to intimidate residents who live in the area? Is that what we want our federal government to be doing? Buona Forchetta said in its statement that it was grateful for the outpouring of support from residents and its customers. 'Buona Forchetta has always been, at its core, a family,' it wrote. 'We have built our spaces on trust, dignity, and care for one another. We stand together now and always.' Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
3 days ago
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
An ‘alarming show of force': San Diego elected officials denounce ICE work raids
Tensions remain high in San Diego following last week's Immigration and Customs Enforcement work raids at two Italian restaurants that ended with federal agents using flash-bang grenades against residents protesting the operations. Elected officials reacted with outrage. The incidents occurred Friday when heavily armed Homeland Security Investigations agents executed search warrants at Buona Forchetta and Enoteca Buona Forchetta in South Park, a serene and tree-lined neighborhood with popular restaurants, according to immigration and city officials. Yasmeen Pitts O'Keefe, a spokesperson for HSI, an agency under ICE, said the warrants were related to alleged 'violations of hiring and harboring illegal aliens and false statements.' She said four people living in the country illegally were taken into custody. Citing an ongoing investigation, she provided no other details on the investigation.. In a written statement, Buona Forchetta said it was working with its attorneys to locate and support its employees and their families. It said it was also providing support to its staff who witnessed and experienced the incident firsthand. O'Keefe said as immigration agents were serving the court-authorized warrants, a large crowd began to gather, chanting 'Shame!' and eventually preventing federal agents from leaving the area. 'The demonstrators became unruly and as a result less lethal noise flash diversionary devices were deployed to allow law enforcement to exit the scene as safely as possible,' O'Keefe said. 'When gatherings like these are formed, it not only places law enforcement in danger but also the demonstrators and onlookers attempting to impede law enforcement activity.' Video footage taken by demonstrators and bystanders has since circulated on social media. The videos show dozens of residents demanding federal agents to leave the neighborhood while cursing at them and calling them 'Nazis' and 'fascists.' They also show residents standing in front of a silver Chevy SUV, prompting a federal agent to use a flash-bang grenade to disperse the crowd but with no effect. At some point, five federal agents, most of them armed with assault rifles, approached the crowd as the government vehicles reversed and exited through another street. San Diego city officials denounced the operation and questioned the use of rifles and stun grenades for a work-site enforcement raid, which ultimately led to the public's response. 'Federal actions like these are billed as a public safety measure, but it had the complete opposite effect, ' San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said in a written statement. 'What we saw undermines trust and creates fear in our community.' 'This was an unnecessary and alarming show of force deployed by those federal agents at a restaurant in a residential neighborhood,' San Diego Councilmember Stephen Whitburn, whose district includes South Park, told the Times. 'Setting aside the debate over immigration policy, I would like to know the justification for sending dozens of agents, wearing masks, carrying machine guns and handcuffing all the workers to execute a warrant for somebody who might be undocumented. Are you serious?' 'Last Friday was completely unnecessary,' he added, 'and residents had every right to be furious about what they were witnessing and to make their anger known, and they did that, and I'm proud of it.' San Diego Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera echoed that statement and called on a collective response against what he said was 'state-sponsored terrorism.' 'I've seen firsthand the pain and trauma caused when our neighbors are targeted by aggressive, military-style federal enforcement — whether it's parents arrested while dropping their kids at school, residents deported while attending court, or workers ambushed while doing their jobs at local restaurants,' he said. 'When ICE agents stormed Buona Forchetta with military-style weapons, that wasn't safety — it was an attempt to terrorize San Diegans into compliance.' In a post on the social media platform X, Elo-Rivera's posted a picture of federal agents with the word 'terrorism' written over it. That post caught the attention of Stephen Miller, the Homeland Security advisor and deputy chief of staff to President Trump. 'We are living in the age of leftwing domestic terrorism. They are openly encouraging violence against law enforcement to aid and abet the invasion of America,' Miller wrote on X. Whitburn said he is a supporter of law enforcement and pointed to the professionalism of the San Diego police officers and sheriff's deputies who oftentimes take down criminals without, he said, having to use the amount of force used by federal agents last week. 'I doubt there was any need for that many agents at that restaurant on Friday,' he said. 'And that begs the question, if it wasn't necessary, why the big show of force? Was it to create fear? Was it to intimidate residents who live in the area? Is that what we want our federal government to be doing? Buona Forchetta said in its statement that it was grateful for the outpouring of support from residents and its customers. 'Buona Forchetta has always been, at its core, a family,' it wrote. 'We have built our spaces on trust, dignity, and care for one another. We stand together now and always.'
New York Post
4 days ago
- New York Post
Eldest Colorado terror attack victim is a Holocaust refugee: She's a ‘very loving' woman
The eldest victim of Sunday's antisemetic terrorist attack in Boulder was an 88-year-old Holocaust refugee, according to a local rabbi who knows the 'very loving' woman. The woman was one of the eight people who were wounded when an Egyptian national blasted a group of Israel supporters with a homemade flamethrower and Molotov cocktails outside of the Boulder County Courthouse in a hate-fueled attack. The 88-year-old victim had fled Europe during the Nazis' rise to power, Rabbi Israel Wilhelm, the Chabad director at the University of Colorado Boulder, told CBS Colorado. 3 Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, originally entered the country through the Los Angeles International Airport on Aug. 27, 2022. 3 The Department of Homeland Security is working alongside the FBI to investigate the 'terrorist attack.' She is a 'very loving person,' the rabbi said. The victims, four men and four women between the ages of 52 and 88, were attacked while they peacefully participated in a 'Run for their Lives' walk to show solidarity with the Israeli hostages still being held captive by Hamas. They were rushed to local hospitals for treatment, with at least one person in critical condition as of Sunday evening. 3 A victim is seen being stretchered out of the scene. CBS News Police arrested terror suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman, a 45-year-old Egyptian national who had overstayed his visa and was in the country illegally. The FBI confirmed it is investigating the firebomb assault as an act of terrorism.
